Universidad de las Américas Puebla
AcademicVicepresidency
Vacancy Notice
Title: Full-time professor
Field of Knowledge:Business Administration or Industrial Engineering
Organizational Unit:School of Business and Economics, Department of Business Administration
Primarylocation:Universidad de las Américas Pueblaat San Andrés Cholula, Puebla. México.
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Type of contract: Fixed term
Salary:Commensurate withqualifications and experience.
Fringe benefits:Health insurance, pension and retirement benefits.
Teaching load:6-8 courses per year, depending on research productivity.
Overview of the functions of the position
The applicantwill teach, conduct research and advise in his/her area(s) of expertise.Essential responsibilities include:
- To teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels and lead instructional activities specified in the approved curriculum and in the faculty bylaws. Theseactivities include lecturing, leading seminars, individual and group tutoring, writing and correcting exams, correcting papers and reports and conducting and supervising evaluation activities;
- To participate in departmental and school activities, including meetings, committees, course and program evaluation, curriculum development, and grant preparation;
- To provide academic support and advisingtostudents;
- To undertake cutting edge research in order to contribute to the intellectual mission of the university and to the consolidation of the Doctoral programs and their corresponding research lines;
- To participate in calls for research proposals;
- To participate in inter-institutional and/or interdisciplinary research projects linked to regional and national companies and/or to internationally recognized institutions;
- To participate in the National System of Researchers (SNI - Sistema Nacional de Investigadores) or the National System of Art Creators (SNCA - Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte);
- To publish research achievements or artistic creation projects.
Requiredqualifications
Education
- Advanced university degree (Ph.D. or equivalent)
- Area of expertise: Management operations, Operations Research, Supply Chain Management, Business Simulation
WorkExperience
- At least 4 years of relevant scientific research experience at the national and international levels.
- At least 4 years of undergraduate or graduate teaching.
- Experience in the design, implementation and management of research projects.
- Demonstrated professional experience in the field of expertise.
- Experience in the design and implementation of research projects in the field of expertise.
Skills/Competencies
- Ability to teach and advise undergraduate and graduate students;
- Excellent analytical skills. Ability to collect, summarizeand analyze information from various sources.Proven ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary and internationalenvironment.
- Capacity to build and maintain partnerships with internal and external institutions and companies.
- Ability to communicate effectively on technical and scientific issues in English and Spanish.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Spanish.
Languages
- English and Spanish.
Desirablequalifications
WorkExperience
- Proven experience in teaching and/or mentoring undergraduate or graduate students.
Posting date:April 1st, 2017
Applications must be sent by email no later than:June30th, 2017
The University will contact you as soon as the process concludes
Position to start:Fall 2017 semester
Applicationinstructions:
Send cover letter, curriculum vitae (CV) and three letters of recommendation to the Office for Research and Graduate Studies: and to Dra. Juana Cecilia Trujillo Reyes, Academic Director of Business Administration: .